October 31: Thumb Tip's Invention
Today marks the birthday of Professor Herwinn (William Humpage) in 1861; he apparently invented the Thumb Tip
News
Breaking updates, announcements, and developments across the magic industry.
Almanac
October 28: Robert-Houdin in Algeria
Robert-Houdin’s famous magic performance before the Algerian chieftains occurred in an Algiers theater this night in 1856
Mailbox
November Mailbox
Still making adjustments, a reader weighs in about marketed tricks
In Performance
69 Atlantic
An intimate theater hidden away inside of Art of Play, a curio shop in Brooklyn, New York.
News
November Genii Speak
As his interim tenure starts to wind down, Jim Steinmeyer has exciting news to share about changes to Genii’s editorial team.
The Eye
Steve Martin, Card Tricks, and Murder
Steve Martin dusts off his card-handling from his magician days in for Season 5 of Only Murders in the Building
Almanac
October 16: Peter Godfrey
Peter Godfrey was born on this day in 1899
Almanac
October 4: The Floating (Toilet) Ball
On this day in 1946, magic dealer Joe Karson filed a U.S. patent for an “Illusion Apparatus,” marketed under the name of Zombie, the floating ball.
Almanac
October 1: Clippo
In the October 1937 Linking Ring, William H. Wilson (Will de Seive) advertised his trick, Clippo.
News
Chronicling Magicians and Their Audiences
The distinguished historian and author discusses his unique approach to magic's past in The Magic Book Podcast.
In Performance
The Rhapsody Theater
Ricardo Rosenkranz’s beautiful, magical theater in Chicago features top-tier talent presented in a lavish theatrical setting
News
The 2025 Milbourne Christopher Awards Ceremony
The Milbourne Christopher Awards celebrate excellence, originality, and leadership in the magical arts.